Claims
- 1. An exercise system for one or more persons positioned on a surface, said system comprising:
- at least one game element located in a plane substantially above the surface;
- at least one striking member that is movable by a person toward the game element, the movement of said striking member being resisted by inherent resistance; and
- an exercise-inducing resistance system including means for providing an additional second and substantial exercise inducing resistance to movement of the striking member as the striking member is moved vertically by the person away from the surface and towards the game element,
- wherein the person performs exercise by overcoming the resistance of the resistance system while moving the striking member to engage the game element, and further comprising a scoring device,
- wherein said scoring device registers the force required to move the striking member towards the game element.
- 2. The exercise system of claim 1, wherein said scoring device registers the speed of the striking member as it moves toward the game element.
- 3. The exercise system of claim 1, wherein said resistance system is attached at one end to the surface on which the player is standing and on the other end to the striking member.
- 4. The exercising system of claim 3, wherein said striking member is connected to at least one handle for a user's hand.
- 5. The exercising system of claim 3, wherein movement said striking member includes a elongated flat surface for striking the game element.
- 6. An exercise system for one or more persons positioned on a surface, said system comprising:
- at least one game element located in a plane substantially above the surface;
- at least one striking member that is movable by a person toward the game element, the movement of said striking member being resisted by inherent resistance; and
- an exercise-inducing resistance system including means for providing an additional second and substantial exercise inducing resistance to movement of the striking member as the striking member is moved vertically by the person away from the surface and towards the game element,
- wherein the person performs exercise by overcoming the resistance of the resistance system while moving the striking member to engage the game element,
- wherein said game element is attached to a tether.
- 7. The exercise system of claim 6, wherein said tether is elastic.
- 8. An exercise system for one or more persons positioned on a surface, said system comprising:
- at least one game element located in a plane substantially above the surface;
- at least one striking member that is movable by a person toward the game element, the movement of said striking member being resisted by inherent resistance; and
- an exercise-inducing resistance system including means for providing an additional second and substantial exercise inducing resistance to movement of the striking member as the striking member is moved vertically by the person away from the surface and towards the game element,
- wherein the person performs exercise by overcoming the resistance of the resistance system while moving the striking member to engage the game element,
- wherein said game element is mounted on a wall.
- 9. An exercise system for one or more persons positioned on a surface, said system comprising:
- at least one game element located in a plane substantially above the surface;
- at least one striking member that is movable by a person toward the game element, the movement of said striking member being resisted by inherent resistance; and
- an exercise-inducing resistance system including means for providing an additional second and substantial exercise inducing resistance to movement of the striking member as the striking member is moved vertically by the person away from the surface and towards the game element,
- wherein the person performs exercise by overcoming the resistance of the resistance system while moving the striking member to engage the game element,
- wherein said game element is attached to a pivoting pendulum.
- 10. The exercise system of claim 6, further comprising a scoring device.
- 11. The exercise system of claim 10, wherein said scoring device registers the force required to move the striking member towards the game element.
- 12. The exercise system of claim 10, wherein said scoring device registers the speed of the striking member as it moves toward the game element.
- 13. The exercise system of claim 6, wherein said resistance system is attached at one end to the surface on which the player is standing and on the other end to the striking member.
- 14. The exercising system of claim 13, wherein said striking member is connected to at least one handle for a user's hand.
- 15. The exercising system of claim 13, wherein movement said striking member includes a elongated flat surface for striking the game element.
- 16. The exercise system of claim 8, further comprising a scoring device.
- 17. The exercise system of claim 16, wherein said scoring device registers the force required to move the striking member towards the game element.
- 18. The exercise system of claim 16, wherein said scoring device registers the speed of the striking member as it moves towards the game element.
- 19. The exercise system of claim 8, wherein said resistance system is attached at one end to the surface on which the player is standing and on the other end to the striking member.
- 20. The exercising system of claim 19, wherein said striking member is connected to at least one handle for a user's hand.
- 21. The exercising system of claim 19, wherein movement said striking member includes a elongated flat surface for striking the game element.
- 22. The exercise system of claim 9, further comprising a scoring device.
- 23. The exercise system of claim 22, wherein said scoring device registers the force required to move the striking member towards the game element.
- 24. The exercise system of claim 22, wherein said scoring device registers the speed of the stroking member as it moves toward the game element.
- 25. The exercise system of claim 9, wherein said resistance system is attached at one end to the surface on which the player is standing and on the other end to the striking member.
- 26. The exercising system of claim 25, wherein said striking member is connected to at least one handle for a user's hand.
- 27. The exercising system of claim 26, wherein movement said striking member includes a elongated flat surface for striking the game element.
Parent Case Info
This application is a division of application Ser. No. 08/296,152, filed Aug. 25, 1994 now issued, which is a Rule 60 continuation of Ser. No. 07/781,364, filed Oct. 23, 1997 which is now U.S. Pat. No. 5,366,427 which issued Nov. 22, 1994.
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